Save the date and plan to bring friends and allies -- we're having a big D.C. democracy conference November 22 and 23. www.democracyusa.org ... wrote: ...
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Scott
scottburger@...
Nov 2, 2004 4:45 pm
Greetings from Richmond. Today Richmond citizens will vote for their Mayor for the first time in sixty some years. I am hoping this will mark the start of...
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scottburger
burp35_2000
Nov 4, 2004 12:01 am
San Francisco Chronicle New vote -- it's a go: Premiere of ranked-choice voting method mostly gets a thumbs-up -- few glitches By Rachel Gordon and Ilene...
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scottburger
burp35_2000
Nov 4, 2004 1:10 am
San Francisco Chronicle New vote -- it's a go: Premiere of ranked-choice voting method mostly gets a thumbs-up -- few glitches By Rachel Gordon and Ilene...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Feb 19, 2005 1:54 pm
Is anyone petitioning for IRV in/for a Virginia locality at this time? Is there any interet in doing so? I would love to get the ball rolling for Richmond's...
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Paul Ronco
kritiosboy2
Feb 19, 2005 8:27 pm
Scott, you should get in touch with Christopher Fink from the Fredericksburg Green Party. He's wanting to do precisely this, petition for IRV. I know him...
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Sherry Stanley
sherryastanley
Feb 20, 2005 11:30 pm
Scott ---- I'd like to help, but since I'm miles away, not sure what I could do. Also, I'm busy recruiting candidates in the Augusta County, Staunton, ...
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irv@...
irvatfairvote
Mar 25, 2005 9:44 pm
Action to Take on Ranked Absentee Ballots Earlier this month, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee signed legislation providing for overseas military voters to...
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Steven Hoeschele
irvatfairvote
May 2, 2005 6:50 pm
PLEASE FORWARD TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED Matt Gonzalez, the former President of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, will be speaking at an...
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states_4irv
Jun 25, 2005 8:31 pm
Just reading about the 3-way guv race, The Dem. candidate needs to be informed about IRV as an issue. How popular it is, and that explaining IRV to the voters...
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states_4irv
Oct 2, 2005 3:07 pm
IRV should be an issue in this race! Lots of IRV news is happening nationwide. Keep checking the linkpage for new links, and please add good links. ...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
midwestdemoc...
Oct 7, 2005 8:10 pm
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irvalliance
Oct 28, 2005 3:40 pm
OK There are plenty of shirts in NY now, I would like to get a lof of these to Virginia and the local candidates so they can wear it in a photo-op endorsing...
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Scott
burp35_2000
May 29, 2006 2:08 pm
Congrats to Silver Persinger, who is running for City Council with IRV as part of his platform. See http://votesilver.com/ Thanks, Scott...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 9, 2006 4:30 am
Are there any plans in the works to introduce a bill for IRV in statewide elections? I'm willing to get involved in that. I'm a pretty good editorialist, and...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 10, 2006 11:58 am
I wrote to Del. Lingamfelter about IRV and here is his response. Does anyone know of any good examples I can cite of Virginia elections that could have...
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William Redpath
wredpath@...
Aug 10, 2006 1:58 pm
Mr. Larson's question to Del. Lingamfelter may misstate the problem. What runoffs exist in Virginia? Where in Virginia is a majority winner mandated? Can...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 10, 2006 3:48 pm
I suppose it would help to determine the goals of the electoral system so that we can make an argument as to whether or not the plurality system "works fine"...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Aug 11, 2006 3:56 pm
Richmond now has a Mayor at Large system. It seems very ripe for IRV. Charter; City of Richmond. Provides for the direct election of the mayor, beginning in...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 12, 2006 12:05 am
Do you think, with the success of IRV in San Francisco and North Carolina, that this would be a good time to try to get a bill passed to implement IRV in...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 13, 2006 2:11 pm
What are some good examples of Virginia elections that could have benefited from IRV? E.g., was there a race where the third-party/independent candidate...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Aug 21, 2006 3:56 pm
Yet another example of this not just being a Green issue- http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/08/19/dirty-tricks-in-oregon-lawyer-fights-to-boot-starrett/#comments...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Aug 21, 2006 9:09 pm
Nathan Larson is someone who recently started corresponding with me about IRV. I believe he is a member of the Constitution Party. Nathan, please correct me if...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Sep 18, 2006 1:35 am
Here is a letter I wrote to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Please let me know if you have any suggestions about how to explain/pitch IRV more effectively....
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Sep 24, 2006 3:24 am
It seems like the Green Party is the only third party whose platform endorses IRV. (See http://www.greenparty.org/Platform.php#3 ) If anyone gets a chance to...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Sep 24, 2006 7:43 pm
Would any amendments to the Code of Virginia be necessary in order to implement IRV in Richmond or other towns, cities, or counties? I was thinking that it...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Sep 26, 2006 11:36 am
Congratulations to Nathan for getting his letter published in the Times Dispatch this morning. Nathan's a member of the Constitution Party. Despite our...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Sep 26, 2006 5:14 pm
In answer to my earlier question, Rashad Robinson's "Fair Elections and the Commonwealth of Virginia: A Project of the Center for Voting and Democracy" (2003)...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Sep 27, 2006 12:00 am
FairVote's Rob Richie said that North Carolina's IRV law would be a good model for Virginia (although he recommended a winning threshold of 50% rather than...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Sep 27, 2006 12:43 pm
From: Scott <scottburger@...> To: Jennifer McClellan <DelJMcClellan@...>, Benjamin Lambert <district09@...> Cc:...
